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Alamo Falls
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Texans defeated Santa Anna army @ battle of San Jacinto
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Santa Anna was captured
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Secretary of State, Stephen F. Austin died of Pneumonia @ age 43
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Republic of Texas is officially recognized by the US and later by France, England, Netherlands, and Belgium.
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U.S. Secretary of State reports that treaty agreements with Mexico prohibit U.S.'s annexing Texas
Martin Van Buren became the 8th presiden of the U.S. -
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Lamar defeated Robert Wilson as President and Burnet won Vice President
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Lamar took office as 2nd President of Republic of Texas
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The Cherokee accepted President Lamars proposal of relocation to adjacent of the Arkansas territory
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The first day of the Battle of Neches repulses a Cherokee attack against Texian Army
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Comanche raid sacked Victoria (lasted for two days)
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Battle of Plum Creek
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321 men under George Howard at the behest of President Lamar, began an invasion of Santa Fe
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The 321 men confused the Wichita River for the Red River and captured without firing a shot. They were captured, and marched to prison to San Carlos in Veracruz. This was a disgrace to Sam Houston.
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Sam Houston becomes President of the Republic
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Congress over rode Houstons veto to redefine the republics boundaries to include all of the land south and west of Texas. This would have made Texas larger than the US at that time.
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Colonel Mathew Caldwell and Capt. Jack Hays attacked general Woll's army at the Batlle of Salado Creek.
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36 Texans are surrounded and killed by the Mexican Army in the Dawson Massacre
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people of Austin fire on Texian officials who attempted to move government records to Houston
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Houston wrote Charles Elliot a letter stating 9/10's of Texans favored annexation to U.S.
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U.S. senate passes a proposed commerce treaty with Republic of Texas
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Sam Houston issues proclomation declaring armistice between Mexico and Texas
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Houston left office
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Houston submits annexation question to Texas Congress, then instructs minister to the US to resume talks of annexation
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Annexation negotiations suffered a temporary setback when Secretary of State Upshur died in an explosion.
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an annexation treaty was signed between U.S. and Texas
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US senate defeated the treaty by a vote of 35-16
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representatives responded by passing an annexation resolution by a vote of 120-98
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Senate concurred 27-25
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president Tyler signs annexation resolution
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Texans approved annexation by a 4254 to 267 margin
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President Polk signs joint Resolution and made Texas officially the 28th state on this date